Navarrete vs Valdez II

Who won Navarrete vs Valdez II?

Emanuel Navarrete beat Oscar Valdez by on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Emanuel Navarrete.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Rafael Espinoza was victorious over Robeisy Ramirez for the WBO World Featherweight championship, Giovani Santillan beat Fredrick Lawson, and Richard Torrez Jr defeated Isaac Munoz.

Navarrete vs Valdez II stats

Emanuel Navarrete stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Oscar Valdez made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Emanuel Navarrete was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Navarrete had a height advantage of 2 inches over Valdez. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Navarrete was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 months earlier than Valdez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Valdez's 227.

Navarrete vs Valdez II form

Navarrete had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Denys Berinchyk on May 18, 2024, by split decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Robson Conceicao on November 16, 2023, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Oscar Valdez on August 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had beaten Liam Wilson on February 3, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

He had defeated Eduardo Baez on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.

Valdez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Liam Wilson on March 29, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Emanuel Navarrete on August 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had won against Adam Lopez on May 20, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Shakur Stevenson on April 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight, WBO World Junior Lightweight and The Ring Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Robson Conceicao on September 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Casino Del Sol, Arizona.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Emanuel Navarrete had been fighting more than Oscar Valdez.

Going into this contest, Emanuel Navarrete had last fought 6 months and 19 days ago, while Oscar Valdez's last outing had been 8 months and 8 days ago.

Navarrete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Navarrete vs Valdez II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Navarrete vs Valdez II?

The ESPN+ show began at 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST. The Sky Sports+ broadcast of the card started at 1:30 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Navarrete vs Valdez II?

Emanuel Navarrete was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Oscar Valdez made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.